Sherri Evans says she was locked out of her Facebook account in February by a hacker who then began posting about a fictional ...

and work as expected." Misinformation expert, Dan Ariely, has shared some of the most common scams to be wary of on Facebook Marketplace: Always scrutinise the seller's profile - including their ...

A woman in Argentina lost £10,000 after falling for a deepfake George Clooney scam, highlighting the growing danger of ...

LODI POLICE ARE WARNING PEOPLE ABOUT A SCAM, ASKING THEM TO HELP FIND A MISSING POLICE OFFICER. THESE POSTS HAVE BEEN ON FACEBOOK PAGES ... the power of spreading misinformation through social ...

When these deepfakes are shared via social media platforms, which increase the reach of misinformation significantly, the potential for harm also increases. How is it being used in health scams?

The US National Science Foundation cancelled funding for research on misinformation, disinformation and AI-generated deepfakes, even as misleading information runs rampant on social media ...

In March, Meta removed over 23,000 Facebook Pages and accounts that were part of extensive scam networks, primarily targeting ...